Liver Cancer

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July 26th 2024

AI Model Precisely Identifies HCC Recurrence Risk Factors

July 22nd 2024

Response to Immunotherapy Linked With Improved Liver Function in Advanced HCC

July 10th 2024

Dr Amit Singal on Unmet Needs in HCC, Shifts in At-Risk Populations

July 3rd 2024

Study: Adding Anti–PD-1 to TACE Plus Lenvatinib Does Not Improve PFS in Unresectable HCC

June 21st 2024

CBO Report Assesses Budgetary Effects of Potential Policies to Increase Hepatitis C Treatment

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May 28th 2024

Dr Amit Singal on How HCC Mechanisms Impact Treatment Approaches

May 8th 2024

Dr Michael Morse Discusses Gaps in Care Access, Equity in HCC

April 29th 2024

Dr Michael Morse on Managing Toxicities During HCC Treatment

April 25th 2024

Dr Amit Singal on Populations at Risk for HCC and When Screening Is Needed

April 12th 2024

Dr Michael Morse on the Etiologies of HCC and Treatment Options for Patients With Worsening Liver Function

April 5th 2024

Dr Michael Morse Discusses Current HCC Treatment Strategies and Future Directions

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June 18th 2024

Promising Biomarker Predicts TARE Treatment Response in HCC

Karen Jacobson-Sive
The albumin-bilirubin score is a reliable predictor of treatment response for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after yttrium 90 transarterial radioembolization (TARE).
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June 12th 2024

Study Highlights Increasing Global Health Burden of Liver Cancer

Rose McNulty
The global burden of liver cancer is rising, and public health efforts for prevention, vaccination, and treatment to address underlying etiologies are needed, according to research presented at ASCO 2024.
Amit Singal, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
June 10th 2024

Dr Amit Singal on the Improving Outlook for HCC and How to Choose Treatments

Rose McNulty
Amit Singal, MD, medical director of the Liver Tumor Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discussed the current outlook for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and how to choose between therapies.
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June 5th 2024

Camrelizumab Plus Rivoceranib Improves Survival vs Standard First-Line Care for HCC

Rose McNulty
In the final overall survival analysis of the phase 3 CARES-310 trial, frontline camrelizumab plus rivoceranib continued to show clinically meaningful survival benefits vs sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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May 17th 2024

Screening Patients With HCC Risk Factors Linked With Reduced Mortality

Rose McNulty
A recent study found that screening for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with reduced mortality, highlighting the need to promote HCC screening for patients with known risk factors.
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May 2nd 2024

Novel Blood Biomarkers Show Potential for Early Liver Cancer Diagnosis

Rose McNulty
A predictive model using plasma proteins as biomarkers predicted hepatocellular carcinoma development more accurately than a model based on traditional lifestyle risk factors in a recent study.
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April 19th 2024

Real-World Data Show Racial Disparities in HCC Outcomes, Resource Utilization

Rose McNulty
The findings suggest there are ongoing disparities between Black and White patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in terms of both outcomes and health care resource utilization.
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April 5th 2024

Deep Learning Model Predicts Response to Combination Therapy Prior to Treatment in HCC

Rose McNulty
Researchers developed a web server that can help predict therapeutic responses to combination lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Machine Learning Model Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Patients With MASLD
March 22nd 2024

Machine Learning Model Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk in Patients With MASLD

Rose McNulty
Machine learning models have potential for early identification of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who are at risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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March 14th 2024

FDA Approves Resmetirom, First Treatment for NASH With Liver Fibrosis

Laura Joszt, MA
The first medication for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis received accelerated approval. Previously, the only treatment available to patients was implementing lifestyle changes aimed at weight reduction.
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March 10th 2024

Study Finds Increasing Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence, Mortality in the US

Rose McNulty
An analysis of nationwide data over 2 decades identified demographic-specific trends in liver cancer incidence and mortality in the US.
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March 8th 2024

Novel Assessment Accurately Predicts Nutritional Risk in Patients With HCC

Rose McNulty
A novel model for gauging nutritional risk among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) showed high accuracy and may provide a simpler, more targeted alternative to currently used nutritional risk models used for patients with cancer.
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February 28th 2024

Study Finds Distinct Tumor Microenvironment Characteristics in HBV-Related HCC

Rose McNulty
The analysis revealed that viral hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) had a distinct microbial signature vs non-viral HCC, although only hepatitis B virus–related HCC showed a significantly diverse tumor microbiome.
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February 21st 2024

Patients With Early vs Advanced HCC Show Distinct Gut Microbiota Alterations

Rose McNulty
Patients with early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and those with advanced-stage disease exhibited distinct gut microbiota diversity and alterations, with future studies warranted to investigate the mechanisms underlying the interactions between gut microbiota and HCC progression.
Dr Bruno Sangro Discusses Results for EMERALD-1 in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
January 19th 2024

Dr Bruno Sangro Discusses Results for EMERALD-1 in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Produced by Mary Caffrey
The study’s senior author discusses how the combined mechanisms of action produced benefit in progression-free survival.
EMERALD-1: Durvalumab and Bevacizumab Plus TACE Improves PFS in Patients With Unresectable HCC
January 19th 2024

EMERALD-1: Durvalumab and Bevacizumab Plus TACE Improves PFS in Patients With Unresectable HCC

Mary Caffrey
One expert said the results have the potential to change the standard of care for some patients with the most common type of liver cancer.
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January 18th 2024

Camrelizumab With Chemo Before Surgery Shows Superior Responses Over Chemo in Locally Advanced ESCC

Mary Caffrey
The PD-1 inhibitor is being studied in multiple cancers; FDA is reviewing an application of a combination with rivoceranib in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

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